sexually transmitted infection
What Is Shigella? The STI That Some Don't Even Know They Have
The symptoms caused by this bacteria are all too easy to mistake for something else.
An STI Testing Guide for Your Summer of Hooking Up With Everyone
Whether you’re newly single, newly monogamous, or somewhere in the big, fun middle, we’ve got you covered.
Could These At-Home STD Tests Replace a Doctor’s Visit?
We asked a gynecologist whether increasingly popular home STI tests are legit—and how to pick the best ones.
We Asked Porn Stars How to Avoid Getting an STI
They depend on their sexual health to make a living, and know how to protect their bodies.
Alarming Numbers of Straight People Don’t Realize They Have HIV Until Too Late
Advocates warn heterosexual men and women are failing to realize they’re at risk—and aren’t being diagnosed until the virus has already caused real damage.
Canada Blames Social Media for Syphilis and Gonorrhea Outbreak
The government thinks you use Facebook to hook up. Better not tell them about Tinder.
Drug-Resistant 'Super-Gonorrhea' Is Sweeping Northern England
Approximately half of infected women, and 1 in 10 infected men, do not show any signs of the painful STD. And a virulent and drug-resistant strain that started in Yorkshire is now spreading.
HPV Vaccination Is Safe and Effective — So Why Don't More States Require It?
The fact that HPV is a sexually transmitted infection appears to have hampered immunization policy and coverage, experts say.
There Is Now an App to Foolproof 'The Rhythm Method' of Birth Control
Having to remember to take pills every day is a bummer. So is using condoms if you're in a long-term, monogamous relationship. Two Swedish scientists have created an app to help you with these problems.
This STI Makes Crickets Horny Before Killing Them
One of the world's newest sexually transmitted infections affects crickets, using mind control to spread to as many victims as possible before turning the hosts' insides blue and killing them.